Comments by "Xyz Same" (@xyzsame4081) on "WPLG Local 10"
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I'll give the restaurant owner a pass - for HIM it is not only forgoing a good time, he will go under (or he fears he will, may have a loan, has to pay rent for the restaurant, and if he has a heart he also thinks of the employees). Now imagine Trump would implore his ardent fans to follow the recommendations of the CDC explaining in simple words WHY this is a big deal. Melania does interviews, too and supports the effort to deliver the message. Trump does virtual rallies. [but he denied that it is a big deal not long ago and useless Fox followed, out of spite - so now he does not use his considerable influence over a part of the population. The best we can hope for is that he does not deny it anymore and sort of goes along with the scientists. The doctor with the Italian name must have saintly patience.]
All speak with one voice, there are no governors that do not stand behind the OFFICIAL line. congress IMMEDIATLEY passes BIPARTISAN relief measures so the small (and larger) business owners are not worried shitless, that they'll lose everything. Plus immediate cash payments to all citizens - the 1,5 trn Wallstreet got with a wave of the hand mid of March 2020 (Fed CREATED the debt and interest free money for them. QE - Fed = head appointed by Trump and the board is staffed by the large banks. nuff said !)
those 1,5 trn would be a start. That would be for instance 4,500 for EVERY person in the country or 18,000 for a couple with 2 kids. Now it does not need to be that much in the first month. And you want also to give some interest free very long term loans plus cash payments for businesses.
But with 1,5 - 2 trn you can put the country at ease if you want that they'll carry on the next weeks financially - and getting the money would also drive home the point how serious this is.Then you can ask they to be cautious to stay home.
Then the shop owner or restaurant owner can close the shop and may engage in community relief instead of being worried to go bankrupt soon.
Wallstreet got 1,5 trn USD mid March, within 2 or 3 days, Fed created it for them. (if you are an investor then you can live with the cyclic downturns, we were overdue for one, they are every 8 years on average, it is part of the game, so no need to save them - did not help anyway. It is like throwing money into a volcanoe. And if the speculators are in for losses because short them gambles did not go well because of the black swan event - well THAT is the other side of the medal when you gamble, and aim for high profits in short time. They should have be left with the losses).
Coordinated efforts for the poor, homeless, undocumented. Organizing for masks. If people wear them it reminds them to be cautious, not touching their faces.
Checking out with CHINA how they managed to set up hospitals within 10 days. maybe they can help with equipment.
Lifting sanctions on Iran and Venezuela - having potentially pockets of reinfection is a National Security risk for the U.S. and the allies in Europe.
The reality:
Science denying Trump admin stuck the head in the sand, and equally useless govenors (De Santis ! for instance) initially or still kicking the can down the road.
A presumptive D frontrunner that is nowhere to be seen (they could prop Biden up enough for the Sunday debate, but he can't do uncontrolled events w/o a lot of preparation, can't deal with a lot of stress or a high workload, or process new data).
and good for nothing Congress (with some exceptions on both sides, who have the right ideas) can't get their act together !
Means testing ?? Loans for businesses ?? ONE single payment of USD 1,000 or 2,000.
In a war like situation. Are you kidding me !
What about making it easy to file for unemployment and food stamps ? Plus cash relief for ALL, incl. businesses.
There is a simple form of means testing, it is called income tax.
They all meet only the D.C. insiders and the big donors, it would help if 80 year old Nancy Pelosi would have met some regular people and small business owners over the decades. I mean REALLY met and really LISTENING, then such ideas would not even form in her brain. - it is not age (Sanders has all the right proposals). It is being detached from (and frankly uninterested in) the real life problems of regular people. If she would understand how many people already just scraped by while the economy was "good" - then she would grasp the kind of measures that are needed in the unprecedented crisis.
But the selfish interests - always serving the big donors first - collide with doing right by the people (under the neoliberal Bill Clinton, or neoliberal / neocon Bush admin, in the GFC, during the slow "recovery" and now again). They do not WANT to KNOW the reality of the lower 70 % of the country (many are either D voters, or they have given up on voting), they would not sleep well while they are getting paid by the big donors or make addiational money from the office. Most "representatives" increase their fortunes while they "serve", the salary and benefits would put them into upper middle class - but not more.
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The Bernie Bros are INFORMED, they are NOT partying, they are encouraged by the campaign to volunteer. They get the info from the campaign and react to the notifications of Senator Sanders (Bern App). Who has the programs that would be right to deal with the crisis (relief for citizens, businesses, international cooperation, and lifting sanctions on Iran - THAT is going to bite the U.S. in the behind, big time. Sanders stresses the importance of hygiene, social distancing, and does regular virtual town halls, speeches, fireside chats, etc.
The DNC and Joe Biden insisted on having the in-person primaries (even suing Ohio that called them off) - They could have delayed it and made it mail ballot. Biden did ads to ENCOURAGE people to come out. Now in some locations there was hardly a soul, in the poorer areas there were still LINES and people standing closely together.
WTF !
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